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Modern / Latin American · Poetry / essays

The Book of Imaginary Beings

by Jorge Luis Borges. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Jorge Luis Borges examining time, literature, infinity; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

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Date
1957
Origin
Argentina
Era
Modern / Latin American
Genre
Poetry / essays
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

TimeLiteratureInfinity

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Jorge Luis Borges examining time, literature, infinity; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.